keir simmons joins us live with more on that this struck a chord in europe hasn't it? >> reporter: it sure has the desperate picture of young children being led to safety you can the tearful president speaking to the world after shooting. the world responded, alex, with messages of goodwill. >> i was deeply saddened by friday's senseless violence in connecticut. >> normally find something cheerful to greet you with. >> keir, i apologize, i'm sure you worked hard putting that segment together but some of the audio has dropped out. can you just give me an idea of the types of sentiments that are being expressed? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, the sentiment from all around the world, as i was saying, we have heard from just people on the street, in israel, china, as far afield as china, people expressing deep sorrow about what they have seen and heard. you saw there pictures of the pope during mass this morning, speaking about his grief over what has happened. the queen has sent messages. and so, too alex, places where they have seen similar tragedies. so for example, i